EP 1329958 B1 20090422 - ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING CONTROLLABLE CONDUCTANCE
Title (en)
ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING CONTROLLABLE CONDUCTANCE
Title (de)
ELEKTRONISCHE EINRICHTUNG MIT STEUERBARER LEITFÄHIGKEIT
Title (fr)
DISPOSITIF ELECTRONIQUE A CONDUCTANCE CONTROLABLE
Publication
Application
Priority
- JP 0107514 W 20010830
- JP 2000265344 A 20000901
Abstract (en)
[origin: EP1329958A1] This invention provides a method for constructing bridge including fine wires or point contacts producing a quanitized inter-electrode conductance, and provides a method for easily controlling the conductance of this bridge. Further, it aims to provide an electronic element using conductance control due to the bridge, fine wire or point contact formed between the electrodes. This invention is an electronic element comprising a first electrode comprising a mixed electroconducting material having ion conductance and electron conductance, and a second electrode comprising an electroconducting substance, wherein the inter-electric conductance can be controlled. This mixed electroconducting material is preferably Ag2S, Ag2Se, Cu2S or Cu2Se. This invention is an electronic element formed by a bridge between electrodes, by applying a voltage between the electrodes so that the second electrode is negative with respect to the first electrode and movable ions migrate from the first electrode to the second electrode. Further, this invention is a method of controlling inter-electrode conductance comprising at least one of applying a voltage between the electrodes of the above electronic element so that the second electrode is negative with respect to the first electrode so that a bridge is formed between the electrodes due to the migration of movable ions from the first electrode to the second electrode, and reversing the inter-electrode polarity so that the bridge is thinned or disconnected. In particular, this invention is characterized in that the conductance between the electrodes is quantized. <IMAGE>
IPC 8 full level
G11C 13/02 (2006.01); H01L 29/06 (2006.01); H01L 29/80 (2006.01); H01L 45/00 (2006.01); H01L 49/00 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP KR US)
G11C 13/02 (2013.01 - EP US); H01L 21/60 (2021.08 - KR); H10N 70/245 (2023.02 - EP US); H10N 70/823 (2023.02 - EP US); H10N 70/8416 (2023.02 - EP US); H10N 99/05 (2023.02 - EP US)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
DE GB NL
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 1329958 A1 20030723; EP 1329958 A4 20051228; EP 1329958 B1 20090422; DE 60138473 D1 20090604; JP 2002076325 A 20020315; JP 4119950 B2 20080716; KR 100516384 B1 20050922; KR 20030036725 A 20030509; TW 543082 B 20030721; US 2004089882 A1 20040513; US 6891186 B2 20050510; WO 0221598 A1 20020314
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 01961237 A 20010830; DE 60138473 T 20010830; JP 0107514 W 20010830; JP 2000265344 A 20000901; KR 20037002673 A 20030224; TW 90121632 A 20010831; US 36347903 A 20030227